Tamiya 1/35 German Kubelwagen Type 82

After embarking on the construction of the Autobahn motorway in 1933, development of a peoples car - Volkswagen was declared at the following years Berlin motor show. The Peoples Car project was immediately carried out and in February 1936, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche presented his first prototype, which was the very root of the fabulous Volkswagen Beetle. However, along with the outbreak of the World War 2, all manufacturing of the Volkswagen was immediately turned to military production. It was in January 1938, when the German Defense Forces presented specifications for a military version of this practical vehicle.